Paper-supporting device



Dec. 13, 1927.

v w. H. HOLMES PAPER SUPPORTING DEVICE INVENTOR l WLU/IM H HOLMES BY M,

ATTORNEY Filed Jan. 31, L927 WITNESSES I W14,

vide a paper holder of simple, practical con- 7 Patented Dec. 13, 1927.

drnrunrsirrronrine Device;

n neation fi le r l anuaiy 31,1921 Serial No. 164,5 2.

The present invention is concerned with the provision of a device gwhich may have a wideand variedrangeiofutility, but which I is peculiarly adapted for'conveniently sup, '5 porting a sheet of paper 'for display purposes; especially where the sheet is tobe mounted. on a bulletinboard or other generally similar backing device] will serve toholdfa'ny sh eet of 'paper, such, for inst'ance'yasa ginap', chart... bulletin etc,

in fully opencdcondition and'in such a man ner that the folding of the sheet along lines which might preclude a" 1 ll lsheet surface is"eliminated; 7 h

A furthe 5 object is to-provide a'jpaper holding device which may seive the dual function of a paper clip or thumb tack or which may-*serve in both capacities to engage the papersheet to be attached to a support by a .directpush. 1 Another object of the inventionis to pro videa paper sheet holder of this character 25 providedwith clip means for engaging the" g sheet, with means for optionally hanging the clip means from a nail or engaging them with a backing by the use of associated penetrating points. I

Other objects of the invention are to'prostruction which will be rug ed, durable and 7. efficient in use, which maylJe expeditiously manipulated for engagement with or disengagement from an associated sheet, and a device which may be manufactured with comparative economy.

With the above noted and other objects 4 in; view the invention consists in certain '40 novel 'features'of construction and combi- V nations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described-and set forth in the claims I Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of a bulletin p 5 board showing several devices of the present invention in operative position to holdpa pers on the bcard.

Figure 2 is 'a greatly enlarged vertical sectional detail on the lines 22 of .Figurel. Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of;

I the paper holding devices.

Figures 4, 5 and '6 are similar viewsiillus trating modified forms of th'e'invention.

In Figure 1 I have shown a bulletin board 10 covered withburlap or other material 11 andseveral ofmy improved fastening dc vices in applied position, to hold sheets of paper-12 to be displayed; lnvthe form of the invention shown Figures Qand 3 each paper supporting' devi'ce includes a single length of wire, the intermediate portion of whiohfdefines an elongatedrelatively stiff rod13. At each end of'the rod the: wire is V 'Oneo'bjec-t of the invention is to provide "in a paperholding deviceof tl isna ture which bent to Y. provide a clip portion designated generally by the reference numeral 14. The

clips include outer U'portion s115 and inner U portlon's lb, the inner U slymgmtheisame o plane the outerUs and being'wholly con fined between the arms of the outer Usrj tions 15 and 16, The particularjshap'e of; f v i this clip portion is well known'in .thejart,

The shorter leg of the inner U portion ldis, '1

in a downwardly turned penetrating prong extended outwardly as at 17 and terminates-,7

V V a 18. The intermediat'eportion of the rod 13 may be provided with set or notch 19. j

y In using the paper holder of Figures 2 and 3 the clips 14"are engaged'in the;cus tomary manner and at spaced points with 18 may then be used to' hold clips in position a nail engaging ofli- .the upper edge ofa sheet of paper Prongs on a burlapcover board'such as that illus- I trated, maybe forcedinto a wooden board or the device may be hung from'a nail upon- ;the offset portion 19. j

The use of a fastener of this type effecti'vely prevents bending of the paper along lines transverse to the rod 13, since such bending wouldnecessarily involve relative approach of the two clips 1414, and such "relative approach is effectively prevented Q by the rigid rod 13., The preferred manner ofusing this type of clip is shown Figure 2 wherey'it will be"n0ted,,the prongs 18 havepenetrated the fabric 11 and lie vbetween this fabri'candthe board 10. i j i I The jclip of Figure 4 is exactly the same as that described above,fexcept that the prongs 21 project directly ;rearwardly'a nd-;

the'clip with-the paper in place may be'ap plied by pushing it directly against the" woodensupporting surface. The prongs 21 permit the clip portions of "the device ,to

t P telescopically adj ustable.

' V be formed with a' V-bent or ofl'set 2-1 to per- I mit the clip to be hung upon a naili clip portions for, holding the paper.

- Y penetrating prongs; 2'1 'form means for securing the device to a supporting-surface 1 0 11011 as burlap. r

serve the dual function of. clipsand thumb tacks. As a matter of fact I wish to protect the type of clip shown inFigurei i and its prong attachmentindependently of the 'barwhich connects them, since such adevice obviously has a"wide range offusefulr ness. Where the papers arelto be hastily se- I ,cured the penetrating points may be inserted directly through the paper and the clip por 'tions will serve as heads clamping the-paper against'the supporting surface.

The device of'Figure 5 is similar to' the f'deviceof Figure 3. except that the rod, instead of comprising a single length of wire is formed of'threesections. Two sections 22 of the rod are integral with the clips twhile the third section is in the nature of a sleeve 23 into which the sections 22 are inserted and relatively" towhich the sections 22 are The sleeve may In FigurefifI have shown. a. modification :in which the endsot the bars portion 25 are t bentto define a pluralityof overlyingcoils 26 at each end, thesecoils constituting spring The What I claim is: i t 1. A device of the class described including a length of wire bent to provide-an intermediate bar portion and integrally connected paper clip portions at the ends ,ofthe bar,

the ends of the wire defining pointed penetrating hooks, the bills of which lie substantially parallel to the bodies of the clips and are'adapt'ed to be engaged with a flexible backing sheet to secure the connected clips and a sheet held therebyto a support.

2. A paper clipdncluding a wire bent to define a paper gr pping body portion, one

end of the wire being pointed and bent into substantially hooked shape with the'bill of the hook lying parallel to the body'whereby the clip may be hooked into engagement with a cloth support; p a

3, As anew articleo'f manufacture a-paper holding device including a pair of paper clips andstraight bar portions extending portion and to limit the insertion of th b intothe tube. I

WILLI M HOLMES; 

